PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN PREVENTING SPREAD OF YELLOW FEVER.

ABSTRACT

The control of epidemics of yellow fever has resolved itself into a very simple method, that of adopting measures based on the doctrine of the transmission of yellow fever by means of the stegomyia mosquito alone.

During the past summer a number of instances occurred in which an epidemic was controlled long before cold weather set in, but was not entirely eradicated. To entirely eradicate the disease from a commuity requires a prolonged campaign on the same lines and often waits for the aid of winter weather so inimical to the life of the mosquito.

It was my province to advise authorities in fever-stricken communities as to the best methods to be adopted in order to prevent an epidemic. In this it was always advisable to enlist the co-operation of the public, and for this purpose lectures were given explaining the method of spread of this disease by means of

First Page Preview

Figures

Tables

References

Letters

The American Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The AMA designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM per course. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with
the extent of their participation in the activity. Physicians who complete the CME course and score at least 80% correct on the quiz are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.

This feature is provided as a courtesy. By using it you agree that that you are requesting the material solely for personal, non-commercial use, and that it is subject to the AMA's Terms of Use. The information provided in order to email this article will not be shared, sold, traded, exchanged, or rented. Please refer to The JAMA Network's Privacy Policy for additional information.

Athens and Shibboleth are access management services that provide single sign-on to protected resources. They replace the multiple user names and passwords necessary to access subscription-based content with a single user name and password that can be entered once per session. It operates independently of a user's location or IP address. If your institution uses Athens or Shibboleth authentication, please contact your site administrator to receive your user name and password.

What is this ?

Article rental gives users the ability to access the full text of an article and its supplementary content for 24 hours.
Access to the PDF is only available via article purchase.